Service-table



A. J. ADAMS.

SERVICE TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV'. 12, 1917.

1,333,954. j Patented Mar.16,1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

A. J. ADAMS.

SERVICE TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I2. I917.

1,333,954. Patented Mar. 1 920'.

2 SHEETS-S 2.

To all coho/"n it may concern:

' UNITED sTA'rnsrATnnr orrion.

ARTHUR J. ADAMS, or BAY oi'rr, iaienrean, .assieivon 'ro rnn rnt'roiv COMPANY, or

BAY orrx, uicnrenn. a conrona'rrcn or MICHIGAN.

SERVICE-TABLE.

Be it known that I, ARTHUr. J. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States,residino' at Bay City, in the county of Bay and btate of Michigan, have invented a new and useful.

Improvement in Service-Tables, of which the following is a specification.

'This invention relates particularly. to

portable service-tables or tray-wagons; and

the primary object. is to pro ide a structure of staunch construction and neat appearance, the structure being partially of knockdown construction and capable of being.

folded into compact form.

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, in whichv Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of a service-table embodying myin vent-ion; Fig. 2, a front elevational view of the same; Fig. 3, a bottom view or" the structure in collapsed form; Fig.4, an edge elerational view, illustrating the manner in which the parts may be packed together for shipment; Fig. 5, an enlarged broken-sectional view, taken as indicated at line 5 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6, a broken sectional view show ing the manner of equipping one pair of le s oi the structure with casters and Fig. l, a broken bottom plan *iew, illustrating a slight modification.

In the preferred embodiment, which is illustrated, the invention comprises an up- 1 per, table, or tray,fr; a lower table or tray B; front standard, or pair of-legs, C;

a rear standard, or pair of legs, D; an axle E, equipped withwheels E said axle E serving to support the front legs C; casters F for the legs D; an inclined brace or reach G extending from the axle E to the rear portion of the'lower table B; and a handle H connected with the rear end por tion of the upper table A.

The table A may be or" wood, or of any other suitable materialfii The under surface oi": the table A is equipped at its front end with a cross-bar, or bracket bar, 1,-having clown-turned extremities 1, adapted to serve as pivot-lugs; and the under-surface of said table is further equipped, at its rear end, with a similar bracket-bar 2, having down-turned extremities 2", adapted to serve as pivot-lugs. r

The upper ends of the legs comprising the standard C, are pivotally connected with Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 13131516, 1920,

Application filed November 12, 191?. Serial No. 201,499.

the front end of the table A through the medium of pivots 1 which extend through the upper ends of the legs and pivot ears 1*.

The 11 erends of the le 's com risin the r standard- Dare pivotally connected with the rear end of the table A through the medium of pivots 2 which extend through the upper ends of the legs and through the pivot ears 2 It thus appears thctthe pivots for the legs are spaced a short distance below the table A. -This enables the legs to be turned about the pivots 1 and 2 and brought into a plane parallel with the plane of the table A.

Both the front and the rear legs are int ieir lower ends with the table-support or bracket D The braces ortable-supports C and D are rigidly secured, respectively, between the members or each pair of legs, and brace the legs transversely. Upon these supports, the lower table or tray B is demountably supported. The lower ends of each pair of legs are offset toward each other from the points 3 and 4 downwardly. The brackets C and D are attached to the lower end portions of the legs, and extend upwardlya short distance above the points of offset 3 and L, thus afiording clearance for the table B, which rests upon the brackets. The bracket C comprises a cross-bar 3 having down-turned arms 3 which are riveted to the offset lower ends of the legs; and a brace member 3 having a web portion sewhich are riveted to the lower end portions of the legs- D; and a brace-member e of the name general configuration as the bracemember 3. f

The legs O and D are preferably of tubu lar steel; and the chairs, or table-supports, V .C and D are readily formed of steel bars.

The lower surface of the table B is equipped near its extremities with crossbars 5, which are secured to the table, as by means of screws o The bars 5 are provided near their extremities with downwardly struck, or offset, portions 5 (Figs. 2 and which accommodate screw bolts 5. Thus, the table B is equipped at its end portions with downwardly extending threaded studs, which pass, through perforations in the cross-members 3 and 4? of the chairs or table-supports C and D The parts are secured together by means of wing nuts 6 threaded'upon the studs.

The axle E is secured (Fig. 1) to the lower end portions of the legs C by means of bra-ck ets 7 The reach-member or brace G preferably comprises a pair of bars 8 which cross each other diagonally and are secured together at the central 'pointSt. The lower front ends'of the bars. 8 are pivotally connected with the axle E as indicated at 8 The rear upper ends of the bars 8 are pro vided with perforations which receive the studs 5 (Fig. 5) with which the bracketbar oat the rear end of the table is equipped Thus, the bolts which serve to secure the rear end of the table B to the chair or tablesupport D serve also to connect the rear ends of the reach-1nembers with said sup port.

The wheels E are detachably journaled on the ends'of the axle E, and may be re-.

moved at will. The lower ends of the legs D project some distance below the'axle E, and are equipped with the casters F, which are preferably detachable as indicated in Fig. 6. i

In the construction which has been d escribed, the legs C are more widely separate-d than are the legs D see Fig. 2). In order that the upper ends of the legs C may occupythe same longitudinal plane as the upper ends of the legs D, the upper ends of said legs C are offset inwardly, as shown in Fig. 2. This enables the bracketbars 1 and 2 to be of the same length.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7, A represents the upper table; G represents one of the front legs and D represents one of the .rear legs. In'tliis construction the upper end of the leg C is not offset, and the bracket-bar 1 is lengthened and'connected 1 by a pivot l with the upper end of the leg C It is desirable to have the members of one pair of legs more widely separated'than the members of the other pair of legs, in order that the one pair of legs may lie within the other pair in the folded condition of the structure. Obviously, this may be accomplished with or without offsetting the upper ends of the legs C, as has been illustrated.

The handle H (Fig. comprises a U- shaped member whose arms are connected,

by bolts 9 with the rear cross-member of:

the table A, and by screws 10 with the table.

If desire-d, the handle may be removed be fore the structure is crated.

When it is desired to place the structure in compact form for the purpose of crating or stormg,the table B is removed from the chairs or table-supports C and D 'withwhichthe legsof the structure are equipped. This removal may be accomplished by removing the wing-nuts 6 and lifting the.

table B from the position shown in Fig. 1. This also disconnects the rear ends of the swung about the axle E and brought .into position parallel with the legs C. The legs 0 may then be folded against the under-surface of the table A, which will also place the reach G adjacent the under surface of said table. The legs D may then be folded into a plane parallel with the table. Previous to the folding operation, the wheels and casters may be removed; and, if desired,

' reaclrmembers 8, so that the reach G' may be the handle H may be removed. The parts may then be assembled in the manner illustrated in Fig. et, it being understood that in the illustration they are left separated some what for clearness of undeistanding. This enables. the structure to be. crated or wrapped, in compact form, shipment purposes.

hen the structure is assembled in the 1. A structure of the character set forth comprising an upper table, a pair of upright rigid legs pivotally connected with the front portion thereof and adapted to swing rearwardly and upwardly to a position beneath the table, a pair of upright rigid legs pivotally connected to the rear portion of the table and adapted to swing forwardly and upwardly to a position beneath the table, and 'a lower table demountably secured to said legs some distance above the lowerends thereof. I p

2. A structure of .the character set forth comprising an upper table, a pair of upright rigid front legs pivotally connected with the front end ofsaid table, a pair of upright rigid rear legs pivotally connected with the rear end of said stable, wheels supporting said front legs, thelower ends of the rear for storage or legs extending below the axes of said wheels comprising an upper table, an upright rigid front standard pivotally connected with the front end of said table and equipped with wheels, an upright rigid rear standard pivotally connected with the rear end of said table and adapted to be supported on the floor, table-supports secured to said standards and located ina plane immediately above said wheels, and a lower table dc: mountably carried by said table supports.

4. A structure of the characterset forth comprising an upper table, a front pair of upright rigid legs pivotally connected with the front end of said table and equipped some distance above their lower ends with a table-support, an axle connected with the lower end of said legs, wheels mounted on said axle, a rear pair of upright rigid legs pivotally connected with the rear end of said table and adapted to be supported on the floor, a table-support carried by said rear legs and disposed above the plane of said wheels, a lower table demountably secured to said supports, and a reach connecting said axle with the rear portion of said structure in the vicinity of the rear end of said lower table.

5. A structure of the character set forth comprising an upper table, a front pair of upright rigid legs pivotally connected with the front end of said table, a rear pair of upright rigid legs pivotally connected with the rear end of said table and of greater length than the front pair of legs,'braces connecting the members of each pair of legs and affording table-supports located at an intermediate plane, a lower table demountably carried by said tablesu'pports, wheels connected with the lower ends of the front legs, and a handle connected with the rear end of the upper table.

- 6. A structure of the character set forth comprising an upper table, a pair of integral front legs pivotally connected therwith and equipped at their lower ends with wheels, a bracket connecting the lower portions of said legs and affordin a tablesupport disposed in a plane rfioove said wheels, a pair of integral legs pivotally connected with the rear end of said table and of greater length than the first-mentioned legs and a bracket connecting the lower portions of said second-mentioned legs and affording a table-support, a reach pivotally connected with the lower ends of the firstmentioned legs and detachably connected with said second-mentioned bracket, and a table demountably carried by said brackets.

7. A structure of the character set forth comprising an upper table,'a pair of integral front legs pivotally connected there with, a pair of longer integral rear legs pivotally connected with said table, wheels sup porting said front legs, a reach pivotally connected with the lower portions ofthe front legs and adapted to fold into a plane parallel with the front legs, a table supported by said legs in a plane above said wheels, and detachable connections for said secondmentioned table and the rear end of said reach.

8. A structure of the character set forth comprising an upper table, a pair of upright integral front legs pivotally connected with the front end of said table and having rearwardly off-set lower end-portions, a

table-supporting bracket connected with the lower portions of said legs and projecting above the points of off-set of said legs, a pair of longer upright integral rear legs pivotally connected with the rear end of said table and havingforwardly off-set lower portions, a table-supporting bracket connected with the lower off-set portions of said second-named legs and projecting above the points of off-set, a lower table demountably carried by said brackets, and a pair of wheels connected with the lower ends of said first-mentioned legs.

9. A structure of the character set forth comprising an upper table, a pair of substantially upright front legs pivotally connected therewith and having rearwardly offset lower end portions, a table-supporting bracket connected with the lower portions of said legs and projecting above the points of off-set of said legs, a pair of longer substantially upright rear legs pivotally connected with said table and having forwardly off-set lower portions, a table-supporting bracket connected with the lower off-set portions of said rear legs and projecting above the points of off-set, a lower table demountably carried by said brackets, a pair of wheels connected with the lower ends of said front legs, and a reach pivotally connected with the lower ends of said front legs and detachably connected with said second named bracket.

10. A structure of the character set forth comprising an upper table, a pair of integral front legs pivotally connected to the front end thereof, an axle connected to the lower end of said legs, wheels mounted on said axle, a pair of longer integral rear legs pivotally connected with the rear portion of said table and having their lower ends equipped with casters, a reach pivotally connected with said axle and having detachable connection with the rear legs, and a handle connected with the rear portion of said table.

11. A structure of the character set forth comprising an upper table, a pair of substantially upright integral front legs pivotally connected with the front end thereof and equipped some distance below the lower the rear end of said tableand equipped soine bar, a lower table equipped With depending threaded studs extending through perf0-' rations in said oross-bars, nuts on said studs, and a handle connected With the rear portion of said first-mentioned table.

' ARTHUR J. ADAMS. 

